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GAMBRINUS, 



KING OF LAGEE BEER, q 



A Diabolical, Musical, Comical, and Nonsensical Ethiopian Burlesque. 



By FRANK DTJMONT, 

Author of " iWy Wifds Visitors" " The Midnight Intruder" ■' The Polar 

Bear," " WAa£ Shall I Take?" " WAo's *Ae Actor?" "Making a 

Hit" u Tfte Clairvoyant" u Our Surprise Party," " J. 

Night in a Medical College," '" Marked for Life" 

" J?e/c? otf -Bay," " Wide Awake," " T/te 

Painter's Apprentice," etc., etc. 



THE MUSIC ARRANGED FOR THE PIANO BY ALFRED B. SEDGWICK. 



TO WHICH ARE ADDED, 

A Description of the Costumes -Cast of the Characters— Entrances 

and Exits— Relative Positions of the Performers on the 

Stage and the whole of the Stage Business. 



N"e w Y ork, 
ROBERT M. DE WITT, PUBLISHER, 

Xo. 33 Rose Street. ;ff s I 




Monograph 



DB WITT'S ETHIOmH & COMIC DEAMAS. 

Nothing so tliorough and complete in the way of Ethiopian and Comic Dramas has ever 
been printed as those that appear in the following list. Not only are the plots excellent, the 
characters droll, the incidents funny, the language humorous, but all the situations, by-play, 
positions, pantomimic business, scenery and tricks are so plainly set down, and clearly ex- 
plained, that the merest novice could put any of them on the stage. Included in this catalogue 

are all the most laughable and effective pieces of iheir class ever produced. 
M 

*** In ordering, please copy the figures at the commencement of each play , which indicate 
the number of the piece in " De Witt's Ethiopian axd Comic Drama. 1 ' 

^gT* Any of the following Plays sent, postage free, on receipt of price— 15 Cents Each. 

Address, ROBERT M. DE WITT, 

JVo. 33 fiose Street, JVew York. 

£W~ The figure following the name of the Play denotes the number of Scenes. The 
figures in the columns indicate the number of characters. — M. male; F. female. 
*** Female characters are generally assumed by males in these plays. 



No. 31. 

73. African Box, burlesque, 2 scenes. . . 5 

6. Black Chap from Whitechapel, 1 s. 4 

10. Black Chemist, sketch. 1 scene 3 

11. Black Ey'd William, 2 scenes 4 

24. Bruised and Cured, sketch, 1 scene. 2 

40. Big Mistake, sketch, 1 scene 4 

42. Bad Whiskey, sketch, 1 scene 2 

43. Baby Elephant, sketch, 2 scenes. . . 

78. Bogus Indian, sketch, 4 scenes 

79. Barney's Courtship, Irish, 1 scene. 

89. Bogus Talking Machine, Dutch 

35. Coal Heavers' Revenge, 1 scene.. 

41. Cremation, sketch, 2 scenes 

12. Daguerreotypes, sketch. 1 scene 

50. Draft (The), sketch, 1 act, 2 scenes. 

53. Damon and Pythias, 2 scenes 

63. Darkey's Stratagem, sketch, 1 act. . 
61. Dutchman's Ghost, sketch, 1 scene. 
95. Dutch Justice, sketch, 1 scene 11 

4. Eh ? What is it ? sketch, 1 scene. . . 4 

52. Excise Trials, sketch, 1 scene 10 

67. Editor's Troubles, farce, in 1 scene.. 6 

93. Elopement (The), farce, 2 scenes. . . 4 

25. Fellow That Looks Like Me, Is.... 2 

51. Fisherman's Luck, sketch, 1 scene. 2 
88. First Night, Dutch sketch, 4 scenes 4 

17. Ghost (The), sketch, 1 scene 2 

31. Glycerine Oil, sketch, 2 scenes 3 

20. Going for the Cup» interlude, 1 scene 4 
58. Ghost in a Pawnshop, 1 scene 4 

70. Guide to the Stage, sketch, 1 scene. 3 
77. Getting Square on Call Boy, 1 scene 3 

82. Oood Xigiit's Rest, sketch, 1 scene 3 

83. German Emigrant, sketch, 1 scene. 3 
8 J. Gripsack, sketch, 1 scene 3 

3. Hemmed In, sketch. 1 scene 3 

23. Hard Times, extravaganza. 1 scene. 5 
4S. High Jack, the Heeler, 1 scene.. 6 

61. Happy Couple, sketch, 1 scene 2 

6S. Hippotheatron. sketch. 1 scene 9 

71. In and Out, sketch, 1 scene 2 

33. Jealous Husband, sketch. 1 scene 2 

94. Julius the Snoozer, 3 scenes 7 

1. Last of the Mohic ms, 1 scene.... 3 

18. Live Injun, sketch, 4 scenes 4 

36. Laughing Gas. sketch. 1 scene 6 

37. Luckv Job, farce. 2 scenes 3 

60. Lost Will, sketch. 1 scene 4 

90. Lunatic (The), sketch, 1 scene 3 

8. Mutton Trial, sketch. 2 scenes 4 

19. Malicious Trespass, sketch, 1 scene. 3 



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Musical Servant, sketch, 1 scene ... 3 
Midnight Intruder (The), 1 scene. . 6 

Molly Moriarty, Irish, 1 scene 1 

Night in a Strange Hotel, 1 scene.... 2 
Obeying Orders, sketch, 1 scene... 2 

100th Night of Hamlet, 1 scene 7 

One Night in a Bar Room, 1 scene 7 
One, Two, Three, sketch, 1 scene.. 7 

Policy Players, sketch, 1 scene 7 

Pompey's 'atients, 2 scenes 6 

Por er'*s Troubles, sketch, 1 scene.. 6 
Port Wine vs. Jealousy. 1 scene.. 2 
Pete the Peddlar, sketch, 1 scene.. 2 
Painter's Apprentice (The), 1 s ene 5 

Polar Bear (The,) farce, 1 scene 5 

Recruiting Office, sketch, 2 scenes. 5 

Rival Tenants, sketch, 1 scene 4 

Remittance from Home. 1 scene... 6 

Rigging a Purchase, 1 scene 2 

Rival Artists, sketch, 1 scene 3 

Stupid Servant, sketch, 1 scene 2 

Streets of New York, sketch, 1 scene 6 
Sam's Courtship, farce, 1 scene 
Scenes on the Mississippi, 2 scenes. 6 
Serenade (Tlie), sketch. 2 scenes. . . 7 

scampini, pantomime, 2 scenes 6 

Storming the Fort, sketch, 1 scene. 5 
Siamese Twins, sketch. 2 scenes... 5 

Slippery Day, sketch, 1 scene 6 

Stage Struck Couple (The), 1 scene. 2 
Sausage Makers (The), sketch, 2 s.. 5 
Squire for a Day, sketch, 1 scene. . . 5 

Stranger (The), sketch. 1 scene 1 

SleepWalker (The), sketch, 2 scenes 3 
Three Chiefs (The), sketch. 2 scenes 6 

Three, A. M.. sketch, 1 scene 3 

Two Black Roses (The), sketch.... 4 

Tricks, sketch. 2 scenes 5 

Three Strings to One Bow. 1 scene. 4 
Take It. Don't Take It. sketch. 1 s. 2 

Them Papers, sketch, 1 scene 3 

Uncle Eph's Dream, sketch, 2 s ... 3 
Vinegar Bitters, sketch, one scene. 6 
AVho Died First, sketch. 1 scene. .. 3 
Wake up, William Henry, 1 scene.. 3 
Wanted, a Nurse, sketch, 1 scene.. 5 
Weston the Walkist. Dutch 1 scene 7 
What Shall I Take ? sketch, 2 scenes 8 
Who's the Actor ? farce, 1 scene... 4 
Wrong Woman in the Right Place 3 
Young Scamp (The), sketch, 1 scene 3 



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GAMBRINUS, 

KING OF LAGER BEER. 

Ethiopian §urU$iju*. 
By F !R A N K DUMONT, 

AUTHOR OF 

"My Wife's Visitors;" "The Polar Bear;" ^ The Midnight Intruder;" 
" Whas shall I take ?" " Who's the Actor ;" " Making a Hit ;" " The Clair- 
voyant ;" " Our Enterprise Party ;" "A Night in a Medical College /' 
" Marked for Life ;" " Held at Bay ;" " Wide Awake;" 
" The Painter's Apprentice" &c, &c. 

ORIGINALLY PRODUCED BY DUPREZ AND BENEDICT'S MINSTRELS, AT 
JACKSON, MICH., JULY 21st, 1875. 

Music arranged for the Pianoforte by 
ALFRED B. SEDGWICK. 

v TO WHICH ABE ADDED, 

A DESCRIPTION OF THE COSTUMES— CAST OF THE CHARACTERS— ENTRANCES 

AND EXITS — RELATIVE POSITIONS OF THE PERFORMERS 

ON THE STAGE. AND THE WHOLE OF 

THE STAGE BUSINESS. 

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NEW YORK: 

ROBERT M. DE WITT, PUBLISHER, 

No. 33 Rose Street. 



Copyright, 1876, by Robert M. Db Witt. 



GAMBRINUS. 






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ORIGINAL CAST OF CHARACTERS. 

Jackson, Mich,, July 21st, 1S75. 

Gambrinus, a poor wood-chopper, afterward a royal person- 
age, Mr. Jas. T. Gui rCK. 

Switzerkase, King of the Lunch-fiends, Mr. Lkw Benedict. 

Belzebub, the Demon of the Black Forest Mr. Frank Dumont. 

Splutter, Mr. Ben Stamavav. 

Flash, f Convivial ) Master k Lino. 

Sulphur, C Imps, ) Mr L. Ma LOT. 

Brimstone, ' < Mr. L Dunn. 

Kniphauser, Gretchen's father, fond of beer and wine Mr. D. H. Smith. 

Gretchen, the fair maid of the village, Mr. Frank Kent. 



TIME OF PLAYING FIFTEEN MINUTES. 



SCENERY. 

1st. — Dark wood in First Grooves. 
2d.— (At change)— Palace Arches in Third Grooves. 
Palace Flats in Fourth Grooves. 



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Gam.— 1st Dress.— Blue blouse, slouched hat, &c. 2d. Dress.— Make up as near as 
possible to picture of Gambrinus. 
Switz. — Comic nondescript dress, half velvet, half plantation. 
Belz.— Red demon dress, long red nose and black hair— large shoes. 
Imps.— Long noses— black demon dresses. 

K.NIP.— Grey wig and beard— velvet jacket and trunks— top-boots— big red nose. 
Gbetch.— Gorgeous wench of the period. 



LIST OF PROPERTIES. 

Rope, for Gambrinus— bottle with sulphuric, acid— tiu cup, with red fire and tray; 
Book, quill, inkstand and slip of paper— table with crackers and large slice of cheese ; 
chairs— beer keg on stool, with Roman candle inserted as a spigot— beer mugs— bas- 
ket, horse and flash-box for Belzebub— gong — colored fire. 



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Gamb. I thought I smelt brimstone. 
Imps [outside]. Ha! ha! ha! 

Gamb. Some one laughs— well, I shan't, 

For a very good reason — I can't ; 

Gretchen has gone back on me 

Because I had no soap ; 

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Belz. Hold ! rash man, what would you do ? 

Gamb. What's that to you? 

Belz. Listen to me ; you must be mad ; 

Such a man as you I wish I had ; 

Can't we come to terms, you and I ? 

I rather like you, and don't want to see you die. 
Gamb. Oh ! that's a lie ! 
Belz. Because this girl has gone back on you, 

That's no reason you should feel blue ; 

"Brace up"— good times are coming yet ; 

I'll make a great man of you 

Imps. You bet ! ! 

Gamb. What would you have me do? 

Belz. A lease I want on you ; 

I'll allow you thirty years to live — 

I think that will do. 
Gamb. Thirty years ! that's a long time indeed ; 

That's about all the time I'll need ; 

I'd belong to you sooner or later anyhow, 

So I may as well get a " reserved seat" now. 
Belz. Very well. ( To Imp. Bring a bottle 

Of our best wine for Gambrinus. [Imp exits r. h. 1 e. 

Gamb. Wine ! for me? 
Belz. Yes, you'll drink wine witli us ! 

Imp enters r. h. 1 e. with tray on which is a bottle containing a Jew 
drops of sulphuric acid, and a cup with some rea fire. Imp holds 
the tray towards Gambrinus, who takes the bottle. 

Gamb. Here's my regards, old fellow. 
Belz. Drink hearty ! 

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fire immediately blazes up ; all start back, form picture. 
Gamb. Blue blazes! what's this I see? 

Belz. ( To Imp). You've got the wrong bottle out of the ice box; that's 
(local city or town) whiskey. 
Gamb. Take it away ; I don't want any of that stuff. [Imp exits r. h. 
We have enough of that in this sphere ; [1 e. 

Can't you give me a recipe for making beer? 



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Belz. You shall have it, never fear; 

But first sign this book — right here. 

Imp hastily enters with large book, quill and small inkstand ; opens 
book ; Belzebub points to page. 

Game. What! sign this book ; where? 

Belz. There (points to page; Gambrinus takes the quill). 

Game. This is a bad qaill ; I can't spell with it. 

Belz. Make your mark. 

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I'll claim you sober, or I'll claim you tight; 

Remember, at twelve— good night. (Releases him, and goes 

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Gamb. Stop ! where's my beer recipe? 

Belz. I'd almost forgotten it; here it is ; (Gives paper to Gambrinus,) 
Make beer. Start a brewery, and you'll become a millionaire. 
Gamb. I'll see you again. 

Exits into wing it. h. to make a quick change ; removes blouse, j)uts on 
wig and beard, &c. 

Belz. You bet you'll see me again, 

And as Gambrinus, King of Lager Beer, 
Hereafter you must appear. 

Music : Hurry, play No. 3. 

Only the last half of it, until GAMBRINUS appears as King of Lager Beer. As he reaches 
centre of stage there is a chord in C, in orchestra. BELZEBUB and his IMPS dance 
around GAMBRINUS, singing Chorus of '* Come and Kiss Me. 1 ' 



Imps. Come and kiss me. 

Gamb. No, indeedy. 

Imps. Come and kiss me. 

Gamb. No. indeedy. 

Imps. Come and kiss me, Gamby, and we will never tell. 

After repeating the above chorus, they dart to wings r. h. and disap- 
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Gambrixcs, who seems bewildered at the sudden cluing e ; Switzerkase 
attacks the lunch table. 

Gret. "Who is this lovely man, tell me, if you can ; what waving- hair, 
what a lovely nose: what rich, rare and costly clothes. What! (Starts 
with surprise) 'tis Ganibrinus, my sweetheart, the man that I adore. 
(Comes forward to embrace him.) 

Gamb. Stand back, girl ; I never saw jou before. 
Kntph. What do you mean by "shaking" my daughter? 
Gamb. Go away, old graybeard, or I'll set 
You to drinking cold water. 
Kxiph. No cold water for me ; give me beer, but no cold water. 
(Switzerkase comes from table with large slice of cheese.) 
Swrrz. Oh ! what bully cheese ! (Eats ; returns to table.) 
Gamb. {To Gretchex.) I never saw you before. 
Gret. Is it possible you have ceased to love your Gretchen? 
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been busy at the keg, taking fitted mugs from each other; both are 
now quite drunk. 

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Swrrz. Oh, what a funny nose you've got. (Belzebub turns, Switzer- 
kase returns to table, frightened. ) 

Gamb. ( To Belzebub). What do you want here? I'd like to know. 

Belz. (Points down). I want you, down below. 

Gamb. The deuce you say. 

Gret. Oh, Gambrinus ! who are these wild looking creatures who come 
at this happy re-union to cause you to tremble? 

Gamb. Speak to them ; I've seen them before. 

Gret. Good Mr. Little Black imp— big Mr. Red Belzebub, if you've 
come after my Gambrinus, please don't take him away. (Burlesque 
business.) 

Belz. Gambrinus, my business is with you ; follow ! 

Gamb. Never! 

Swrrz. Look here ; ain't you going to give him time to pack his trunk, 
or put on a fresh paper collar? "You're the worst lot of old devils 1 ever 
saw. 

Gret. Then, if he must go, let me go with him. 

Switz. No ; you stay here. They don't want any women down there 
to talk them to death. 

Gret. (To Belzebub,). Let me appeal to you again. I have just found 
him after many years ; don't take him from me. We have another keg 
of beer to drink. 

Gamb. Look here, my woolly-headed friend, you gave me thirty years 
to live— surely they are not yet at an end. 

Belz. We're living in a very fast age : your thirty years are up to-night 
at twelve o'clock. ( Gong sounds. ) 'Tis live minutes to twelve ; if you 
are not down in five minutes at work mixing sulphur, I'll come after you. 
In the meantime, I'll leave my champion cranberry pie-eater to look after 
you. [Belz. exits R. h. 1 e. 

Switz. (With cheese). Oh, cheese it. 

Gret. Oh, Gambrinus, what have you done? 

Gam. It's too late— too late ! 

Gret. Promise me that, come what may, you will never leave me. 

Gamb. I'll never leave you. 

Gretchen screams, and falls comically into his arms ; Swttzerkase 
drops into Knephauser's arms, who allows him to fall to the floor. 

Gamb. Come, let's finish the keg— but remember, this is no joke ; 

When I'm gone, that beer will end in smoke ! 

Come, little imps, take a drink ; 

I'll be one of you soon ; take a drink. (Imps shake their heads.) 
Switz. Well, I'll drink for them. (Bis.) 
Gamb. Keep your eye on the clock. See what time it is. 
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sends up a shower of sparks. Belzebub appears from r. h. 1 e. on 
basket horse with flash-box in his hand, chasing after Gambrinus ; he 
espies Switzerkase, and seizes him ; bears him to trap and descends 
amid flashes and colored fire, bearing away Switzerkase, who is 
struggling to escape. 

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zerkase, who turns and grasping Belzebub bears him, basket-horse and all, bodily 
from the stage. 

Close im- T our O-uurt^tiaa.. 



DE WITT'S ACTING PLAYS. 



H^P" Please notice that nearly all the Comedies, Farces ana Comediettas in the following 
list o/'De Witt's Acting Plays" are very suitable for representation in small Amateur Thea- 
tres and on Parlor Stages, as they need but little extrinsic aid from complicated scenery or 
expensive costumes. They have attained their deserved popularity by their droll situations 
excellent plots, great humor and brilliant dialogues, no less than by the fact that they are the 
most perfect in every respect of any edition of plays ever published either in the United States 
or Europe, whether as regards purity of the text, accuracy and fulness of stage directions and 
scenery, or elegance of typography and clearness of printing. 

*#* In ordering please copy the figures at the commencement of each piece, which indicate 
the number of the piece in " De Witt's List of Acting Plavs." 

$^T Any of the following Plays sent, postage free, on receipt of price 15 

cents each. 

Address, ROBERT M. DE WITT, 

JVo. 33 nose Street, JVew York. 

Jg^- The figure following the name of the Play denotes the number of 
Acts. The figures in the columns indicate the number of characters — M. male • 
¥. female. 



No. M. 

75. Adrienne, drama, 3 acts 7 

114. Anything for a Change,. comedy, 1 3 
167. Apple Blossoms, comedy, 3 acts. ... 7 

93. Area Belle (The), farce, 1 act 3 

40. Atchi, comedietta, 1 act 3 

89. Aunt Charlotte's Maid, farce. 1 act. . 3 

192. Game of Cards (A), comedietta, 1 3 
166. Bardell vs. Pickwick, sketch, 1 act. 6 

41. Beautiful Forever, farce, 1 act 2 

141. Bells (The), drama, 3 acts 9 

67. Birthplace of Podgers, farce, 1 act. . 7 

Black Sheep, drama, 3 acts 7 

Blow for Blow, drama, 4 acts 11 

Bonnie Fish Wife, farce, 1 act 3 

Breach of Promise,, drama, 2 acts. . 5 
Broken-Hearted Club, comedietta, 1 4 

Cabman, No. 93, farce, 1 act. . 2 

Caste, comedy, 3 acts 5 

Caught by the Caff, farce, 1 act. ... . 4 
Cast upon the World, drama, 5 acts. 10 
Catharine Howard, historical play, 

3 acts 12 

Charming pair, farce, 1 act 4 

Checkmate, comedy, 2 acts 6 

Chevalier de St. George, drama, 3 9 
Chops of the Channel, farce, 1 act. 3 

Clouds, comedy, 4 acts 8 

Comical Countess, farce, 1 act 3 

Cupboard Love, farce, 1 act 2 

Cupid's Eye-Glass, comedy, 1 act... 1 

Cup of Tea, comedietta, 1 act 3 

Cut off with a Shilling, comedietta, 

1 act 2 

Cyrill's Success, comedy, 5 acts 10 

Captain of the Watch (The), come 

dietta, 1 act 

Daddy Gray, drama, 3 acts 

Dandelion's Dodges, farce, 1 act 4 

David (iarrick, comedy, 3 acts 8 

Dearest Mamma, comedietta, 1 act, 4 

Dearer than Life, drama, 3 acts 6 

Deborah (Leah) drama, 3 acts 7 

Deerfoot, farce. 1 act 5 

Doing for the Best, drama, 2 acts. . 5 
Dollars and Cents, comedy, 3 acts.. 9 



160. 

70. 
179. 

25. 

24. 
1. 

69. 
175. 

55. 

80. 

65. 

68. 

76. 
149. 
121. 
107. 
152. 

5-2. 
14S. 

113. 



1 
4 

4 2 
8 4 
2 
3 
3 
5 
6 
1 

a 

4 



I No 

1 21 

1S6 

47 

13) 

200. 

103. 

9. 

128. 
101. 
99. 

145. 
102. 
88. 

74. 
53. 
73. 



131. 

28. 

151. 

8. 

ISO. 

19. 
60. 

187. 
174. 

64. 
190. 
191. 
197. 

18. 

116. 

129. 
159. 
122. 
177. 
100. 
139. 
17. 



Dreams, drama, 5 acts 6 

Duchess de la Valliere, play, 5 acts. '. 6 

Easy Shaving, farce, 1 act 5 

Everybody's Friend, comedy, 3 acts. 6 

Estranged, an operetta, 1 act 2 

Faust and Marguerite, drama, 3 acts, 9 
Fearful Tragedy in the Seven Dials, 

interlude, 1 act 4 

Female Detective, drama, 3 acts." '. 11 

Fernande, drama, 3 acts... 11 

Fifth Wheel, comedy, 3 acts 10 

First Love, comedy, 1 act 4 

Foiled, drama. 4 acts 9 

Founded on Facts, farce, 1 act. . '. 4 

Garrick Fever, farce, 1 act 7 

Gertrude's Money Box, farce, 1 act. 4 
Golden Fetter (Fettered), drama, 3 11 
Goose with the Golden Eggs, farce, 

1 act 5 

Go to Putney, farce, 1 act '. '" 4 

Happy Pair, comedietta, 1 act. . . . 1 

Hard Case (A), farce, 1 act 2 

Henry Dunbar, drama, 4 acts. 10 

Henry the Fifth, historical play, 5 38 

He's a Lunatic, farce, 1 act 3 

Hidden Hand, drama, 4 acts 5 

His Own Enemy, farce, 1 act 4 

Home, comedy, 3 acts 4 

Household Fairy, sketch, 1 act 1 

Hunting the Slipper, farce, 1 act. . . . 4 

High C, comedietta, 1 act 4 

Hunchback (The), play, 5 acts 14 

If I Had a Thousand a Year, farce, 

1 act 4 

I'm Not Mesilf at All, original Irish 

stew, 1 act 3 

In for a Holiday, farce, 1 act 2 

In the Wrong House, farce, 1 act. . . 4 

Isabella Orsini, drama, 4 acts 11 

I Shall Invite the Major, comedy, 1 4 

Jack Long, drama, 2 acts 9 

Joy is Dangerous, comedy, 2 acts. . . 3 

Kind to a Fault, comedy, 2 acts 6 

Lady of Lyons, play, 5 acts 12 

Lame Excuse, farce, 1 act 4 



DE WITT'S ACTING PLAYS (Continued). 



No. 
144. 

34. 
137. 
111. 
119. 
165. 

48. 

32. 
164. 
109. 

85. 

87. 
143. 
189. 
163. 
154. 

63. 



51. 
184. 
108. 
188. 
169. 
130. 

92. 
193. 

140. 

115. 
2. 

57. 
104. 
112. 
185. 

84. 
117. 

171. 
14. 

173. 
176. 
90. 

170. 



172. 

04. 
45. 
155. 

ITS. 

147. 
156. 

82. 
127. 

23. 



M. F. 



Lancashire Lass, melodrama, 5 acts. 12 
Larkins' Love Letters, farce, 1 act.. 3 

L'Article 47, drama, 3 acts 11 

Liar (The), comedy, 2 acts 7 

Life Chase, drama, 5 acts 14 

Living Statue (The), farce, 1 act 3 

Little Annie's Birthday, farce, 1 act. 2 

Little Rebel, farce, 1 act 4 

Little Ruby, drama, 3 acts 6 

Locked In, comedietta, 1 act 2 

Locked In with a Lady, sketch, 1 act. 1 

Locked Out, comic scene 1 

Lodgers and Dodgers, farce, 1 act.. 4 
Leap Year, musical duality, 1 act. . . 1 

Marcoretti, drama, 3 acts 10 

Maria and Magdalena, play, 4 acts 
Marriage at Any Price, farce, 1 act. 5 
Master Jones' Birthday, farce, 1 act. 4 

Maud's Peril, drama, 4 acts 5 

Midnight Watch, drama, 1 act 8 

Milky White, drama, 2 acts 4 

Miriam's Crime, drama, 3 acts 5 

Model of a Wife, farce, 1 act 3 

Money, comedy, 5 acts 17 

Mr. Scroggins. farce, 1 act 3 

Mr. X., farce, 1 act 3 

My Uncle's Suit, farce, 1 act 4 

My Wife's Diary, farce, 1 act 3 

My Wife's Out, farce, 1 act 2 

My Walking Photograph, musical 

duality. 1 act 1 

Never Reckon Your Chickens, etc., 

farce, 1 act 3 

New Men and Old Acres, comedy, 3 8 

Nobody's Child, drama, 3 acts 8 

Noemie, drama, 2 acts 4 

No Name, drama, 5 nets 7 

Not a Bit Jealous, farce, 1 act 3 

Not So Bad as We Seem, play, 5 acts. 14 

Not Guilty, drama, 4 acts 10 

Not Such a Fool as He Looks, drama, 

3 acts 5 

Nothing Like Paste, farce, 1 act 3 

No Thoroughfare, drama, 5 acts and 

prologue 13 

Off the Stage, comedietta, 1 act 3 

On Bread and Water, farce, 1 act... 1 

Only a Halfpenny, farce, 1 act 2 

Only Somebody, farce, 1 act 4 

One too Many for Him, farce, 1 act. 2 

£100,000, comedy, 3 acts 8 

Orange Blossoms, comedietta, 1 act. 3 
Orange Girl, drama, in prologue 

and 3 acts 18 

Ours, comedy, 3 acts 6 

Our Clerks, farce, 1 act 7 

Our Domestics, comedy farce, 2 acts 6 
Our Heroes, military play, 5 acts. . .24 
Out at Sea, drama in prologue and 

4 acts 16 

Overland Route, comedy, 3 acts 11 

Peace at Any Price, farce, 1 act 1 

Peep o' Day, drama, 4 acts 12 

Peggy Green, farce, 1 act 3 

Petticoat Parliament, extravaganza, 

in one act ... 15 24 

Photographic Fix, farce, 1 act 3 2 

A COMPLETE 



8 6 
3 

2 
3 
2 

2 
2 
2 



10 



132. 
183. 



13. 
1U4. 
105. 



No. M. P. 

61. Plot and Passion, drama, 3 acts 7 2 

138. Poll and Partner Joe, burlesque, 1 

act 10 3 

110. Poppleton's Predicaments, farce, 13 6 

50. Porter's Knot, drama, 2 acts 8 2 

59. Post Boy, drama, 2 acts 5 3 

95. Pretty Horse-Breaker, farce, 1 act.. 3 10 

181 and 182. Queen Mary, drama, 4 acts.38 8 

157. Quite at Home, comedietta, 1 act. . . 5 2 
196. Queerest Courtship (The), comic op- 
eretta, 1 act 1 1 

Race for a Dinner, farce, 1 act 10 

Richelieu, play, 5 acts 16 2 

Rightful Heir, drama, 5 acts 10 2 

Roll of the Drum, drama, 3 acts 8 4 

Ruy Bias, drama, 4 acts 12 4 

Rum, drama, 3 acts 7 4 

Rosemi Shell, travesty, 1 act, 4 
scenes 6 3 

158. School, comedy, 4 acts 6 6 

79. Sheep in Wolf's Clothing, drama, 17 5 

Silent Protector, farce, 1 act 3 

Silent Woman, farce, 1 act 2 

Sisterly Service, comedietta, 1 act. . 7 
Six Months Ago, comedietta, 1 act. 2 
Snapping Turtles, duologue, 1 act. . 1 

Society, comedy, 3 acts 16 

Special Performances, farce, 1 act. . 7 

31. Taming a Tiger, farce, 1 act 3 

150. Tell-Tale Heart, comedietta. 1 act 1 
120. Tempest in a Teapot, comedv, 1 act. 2 
146. There's no Smoke Without Fire, 

comedietta, 1 act 1 

83. Thrice Married, personation piece, 

lact 6 

42. Time and the Hour, drama, 3 acts. . 7 
27. Time and Tide, drama, 3 acts and 
prologue 7 

133. Timothy to the Rescue, farce, 1 act. 4 
153. 'Tis Better to Live than to Die, 

farce, 1 act 2 

134. Tompkins the Troubadour, farce, 1 3 
29. Turning the Tables, farce. 1 act 5 

168. Tweedie's Rights, comedv, 2 acts.. 4 
1-26. Twice Killed, farce, 1 act 6 3 

56. Two Gay Deceivers, farce, 1 act 3 

1-23. Two Polts. f;.jce, 1 act 4 4 

198. Twin Sisters (The), comic operetta, 

lact 3 1 

162. Uncle's Will, comedietta, 1 act 2 1 

106. Up for the Cattle Show, farce, 1 act. 6 2 

81. Vandyke Brown, farce, 1 act 3 3 

124. Volunteer Review, farce, 1 act 6 6 

01. Walpole, comedy, 3 acts 7 2 

lis. Wanted, a Young Lady, farce, 1 act. 3 

44. War to the Knife, comedy. 3 acts. . . 5 4 
105. Which ofthe Two? comedietta, lact 2 10 

OS. Who is Who? farce, 1 act 3 2 

12. Widow Hunt, comedy, 3 acts 4 4 

5. W T illiam Tell with a Vengeance, 

burlesque 

136. Woman in Red, drama, 3 acts and 

prologue 6 

161. Woman's Vows and Mason's Oaths, 

4 acts 10 4 

11. Woodcock's Little Game, farce, 2 4 4 

54. Young Collegian (Cantab.), farce, 13 3 
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Time of Representation and every other information, mailed free and post paid. Address, 
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